| Veliko Gradište Велико Градиште |
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| — Municipality and Town — | |||
| Town center of Veliko Gradiste and Orthodox church | |||
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| Location of the municipality of Veliko Gradište within Serbia | |||
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| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | Braničevo | ||
| Settlements | 26 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Dragan Milić | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Municipality | 344 km2 (132.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |||
| • Town | 5,868 | ||
| • Municipality | 17,559 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 12220 | ||
| Area code | +381 12 | ||
| Car plates | PO | ||
| Website | www.velikogradiste.org.rs | ||
Veliko Gradište (Serbian: Велико Градиште, pronounced [vɛ̌likɔː grâdiːʃtɛ], Romanian: Gradiştea Mare) is a town and municipality located in Serbia, in north-east Serbia (Braničevo District), on the right bank of the Danube river and left bank of the Pek river. In 2011, the town has total population of 5,868, while the municipality has 17,559.
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Thracians and Dacians lived in the region prior to the Roman conquering of the Balkans in the 1st century BC, when the town was known as "Pincum", in the province of Upper Moesia. The Pincum relief of the Trojan Cycle depicting Achilles and Hector was found in Ritopek.[3]
Its name stems from the phrase "big building site" in Serbian.
Municipality of Veliko Gradište include following settlements:
Ethnic groups in the Veliko Gradište municipality (2002 census):
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